Lexical priming: Associative, semantic, and thematic influences on word recognition

Visual Word Recognition Volume 2: Meaning and Context, Individuals and Development

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 44-72

  Jones, Lara L ^a   Estes, Zachary ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203106976     Document Type: Chapter

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